Financial Generalist

This position is located in the Clerk’s Office in Orlando, Florida and reports to the Director of Finance. A financial generalist performs and coordinates administrative, technical, and professional work related to the financial and accounting activities of the Court, including ensuring compliance with the appropriate guidelines, policies, and internal controls. The financial generalist also prepares, updates, and analyzes a variety of accounting records, financial reports, and has accountability for funds collected, deposited, and disbursed.

• Work with U.S. Attorney and U.S. Probation offices to reconcile criminal debt accounts and receivable records.
• Process victim restitution payments and incoming checks.
• Maintain ledgers of restitution payments and ensure that the victims receive payments.
• Provide customer service to victims and their representatives.
• Assist with data entry of new cases and of victim information into the accounting system.
• Prepare, update, examine, and analyze a variety of regular and non-standard reports. Design, develop, and maintain spreadsheet formats and programs for analyzing financial information for the Court.
• Assist in maintaining, reconciling and reviewing accounting records, consisting of cash receipts journal, registry fund, and deposit fund. Maintain and review the accuracy and accountability of monies received and disbursed by the court. Assist in the preparation, update, examination and analysis of a variety of regular and non-standard reports as requested by court units, or other organizations or agencies.
• Ensure that appropriate internal controls and separation of duties for disbursement, transfer, recording, and reporting of monies are followed, as well as adherence to the Guide to Judiciary Policy on financial and accounting practices.
• Reviews, reconciles and processes invoices for payment submitted by contract interpreters to ascertain compliance with the fee schedule and contract rates in accordance with existing policies and regulations. Create payment authorization transactions in the automated financial management system (JIFMS) for contract court interpreters’ invoices and serves as a first level approver responsible for ensuring that all payment requests are legal, proper and correct.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Applicants with a bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in business, accounting, or a related field are preferred. Progressively responsible clerical or administrative experience within the last four years that provided knowledge of the rules, regulations, practices and principles of financial administration and/or accounting and involved the routine use of automated financial and accounting systems or other computer based systems and applications.

• Progressively responsible experience in at least one, but preferably two or more, of the functional areas of financial management and administration such as, accounting, auditing or financial reporting that provides knowledge of rules, regulations, and terminology of financial administration.
• Requires knowledge and experience using automated financial systems to perform day-to-day activities
• Proficiency with Excel spreadsheet software is required.
• Consistent, high quality past job performance demonstrating sound ethics and judgment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc.).
• Ability to take initiative, manage multiple tasks, respond to requests on short notice and meet stringent deadlines.
• Ability to be tactful and work cooperatively with others, including judicial officers, the public and colleagues.

Employees of the U.S. Courts serve under excepted appointments and are considered "at-will" employees. They are, however, eligible for a comprehensive federal government benefits package including participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System (career employees), choice of a health benefit plan from several options, dental insurance, life insurance, federal holidays, and periodic salary increases. See the U.S. Courts website for an overview of Federal Judiciary benefits.

Starting salary is commensurate with relevant work experience, prior federal government service, and previous salary history. Applicants with prior federal court experience may be eligible for a starting salary above the minimum. Promotion potential from CL 25 to the CL 26 after one year without further competition.

Due to the number of resumes received, only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.

• Applicants must be U.S. citizen or eligible to work in the United States.
• Employees must use the Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT ) for payroll deposit.
• The selected candidate will be subject to a background check as a condition of employment.

The federal Judiciary is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.